FUR TRADE AND THE CORONATION

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21906, 6 October 1936, Page 9

FUR TRADE AND THE CORONATION

KEEN DEMAND EXPECTED

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LONDON, September 12. j Furriers anticipate that a decided] fillip Will be given their trade by the j demand for Coronation robes next J-ear, and in several quarters reports have already been made that there *[ill be a shortage of the more valu?ole and rarer furs, with a consequent increase in price. At present dealers m “raw” furs have noticed no unusual demands upon their stocks, and are **utious when forecasting a rise in price. General opinion is that an ac: JJirate review of the position cannot' he made until next January, when it « anticipated that many orders will -It Is believed unlikely that prices for "fw Zealand and Australian rabbit fP® opossum skins will show a sharp ■ Sa? mainl y because this type of fur yul not be much in demand for Corooauon purposes. In addition, supplies J? adequate, for the Continental deijPJKv particularly from Germany and us reduced to a minimum. Lack hj. mid Government restrictions Jpduoed demands from those two and only the cheaper furs Where- German buyers #o^L former ly place an order for Jk®y n °w buy only about £SOO a** 1 *urtiwrf 1 16 m °ment it is thought likely , should an unusually heavy run be on fur, prices for New Zealand i .iLwT u 9 e may rise anything from 5 per ,v to 10 per cent.